The Ransom of the Soul: Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity

by Peter R.L. Brown and Peter Brown

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Marking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 CE, The Ransom of the Soul explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of Rome's fall. Peter Brown describes how this shift transformed the Church's institutional relationship to money and set the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674983971
• ISBN13: 9780674983977
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"